Characteristics of patients and stoma site
| Total number of patients (n=39) | US number of patients (n=12) | AS number of patients (n=27) | P value | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 21 (54%) | 6 (50%) | 15 (56%) | 0.7 |
| Female | 18 (46%) | 6 (50%) | 12 (44%) | |
| Birth weight (g) | ||||
| 1500–2500 | 4 (10%) | 1 (8%) | 3 (11%) | 0.8 |
| >2500 | 35 (90%) | 11 (92%) | 24 (89%) | |
| Stoma site | ||||
| Transverse colon | 21 (54%) | 7 (58%) | 14 (52%) | 0.7 |
| Sigmoid colon | 18 (46%) | 5 (42%) | 13 (48%) | |